London’s top gym has arrived on a white-sand, barefoot Maldivian island. If you ever needed motivation to finally get fit, you’ll find it here, with ocean-view workouts from cult-following West London gym Bodyism. There’s a full-time studio, café and wellness treehouse here, with sessions that focus on floor exercises: think squats, planks and body-weight workouts. Take on yoga and pilates, followed by massages – just because you’re on a fitness regime doesn’t mean this isn’t a spoiling experience.

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This glossy Spanish retreat, in the glossiest of Spanish towns, features a fitness programme that’s tailored to guests by Naturopathic Nutritionist Paloma Ruiz. Your days might be filled with aerial yoga, reformer Pilates or HIIT classes. If you book onto the Optimal Fitness programme, your time here will be ramped up even further with daily personal training sessions and a sports massage. The Optimal Fitness and Energy programme includes daily personal training and an intensive sports massage.

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This Thai spa is really a yoga retreat with serious bells on. Run by internationally renowned yoga teacher Paul Dallaghan (who teaches at Emory University, Atlanta, for much of the year thanks to his pHD in the discipline), at its core, it’s a world-famous centre for training budding yoga teachers. In 2015, Samahita made the decision to open its doors to the public as well. Book onto the YogaCoreCycle programme for intense yoga sessions, spinning classes and HIIT core workouts.

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Opening in the Fifties, this American health retreat has had legendary status for the past six decades. Their fitness programme centres around hikes, which take place daily, in total silence – take off by 6am to summit the peak of a Californian mountain with added elements of t’ai chi. Try yoga and personal training to complement the more soul-searching aspects of this one-off getaway.

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The hotel where Ian Flemming dreamt up James Bond still has a sense of clandestine about it. Since the 1800, well-healed guests have flocked here for the legendary water therapies. Try one-on-one pilates and posture-correcting sessions. Get-fit programmes include an introductory fitness assessment and advice from a personal trainer.

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The well-rounded Optimal Fitness programme at Kamalaya includes personal training, super-stretching, yoga and Pilates as well as infrared-sauna sessions, physiotherapy and massages and nutritional guidance. This spa is centred around a shrine that was once used by Buddhist monks as a retreat, where you can practice meditation too.